Christopher Carter - Arcadia

The "summer place" is the "other" Arcadia. It's the Arcadia that we escape to. It's the "Outer Banks" that we take time off to go visit. It's no longer just an indulgence of the rich like Xanadu was. I mean, we don't want "real country" – we want a few conveniences and a touch of city life. As far as Gods go, Pan was a perfect choice but it still was kind of odd. As the Chief God of Arcadia, a Half man half goat? It's all kind of weird compared to traditional Greek gods who were very masculine, even some of the female Goddesses had some masculine traits.

But to get back to Arcadia, I think about people going to visit other places all of the time to "get away", but I never really want to "get away." If I like being in a place, I don't really want to leave it all of the time and go other places. Breaks are a time when you can really sit back, relax, and enjoy where you are without having to worry about going somewhere or doing a lot of things. I like the "first" Arcadia, which is here, home. Modern conveniences and the like are something I don't want to live without, but I definitely don't want to live in a big city somewhere with too many conveniences.